#noirlab — Public Fediverse posts

@IngridHbn so, is the sharper look at the first image of a black hole useless?

From the article by the U.S. National Science Foundation National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab):

"Machine learning reconstructs new image of Messier 87 from Event Horizon Telescope data

"A team of researchers, including an astronomer with NSF NOIRLab, has developed a new machine-learning technique to enhance the fidelity and sharpness of radio interferometry images. To demonstrate the power of their new approach, which is called PRIMO, the team created a new, high-fidelity version of the iconic Event Horizon Telescope's image of the supermassive black hole at the center of Messier 87, a giant elliptical galaxy located 55 million light-years from Earth. …"

#AI #machinelearning #GenAI #astrophysics #NOIRLab #NSF #PRIMO #Messier87

5 Celestial Wonders In The Largest 2D Map of Universe Created By DESI Legacy Imaging Survey: In Pics

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/science/112802/5-celestial-wonders-in-the-largest-2d-map-of-universe-created-by-desi-legacy-imaging-survey-in-pics

Massive 3,200 Megapixel Camera Will Take 700 Photos Every Night for 10 Years https://petapixel.com/2026/06/30/the-worlds-largest-digital-camera-just-started-its-10-year-mission-to-map-the-universe/ #legacysurveyofspaceandtime #veracrubinobservatory #astrophysics #observatory #lsstcamera #astronomy #telescope #noirlab #science #Space #chile #space #News #lsst #nsf

Another spiral galaxy???

DUH!

This NGC 3294 -- located in the #constellation we are covering this month -- Leo Minor!

We've got more #LeoMinor #astronomy content for you in this week's episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/leo-minor-cosmic-background/

📷 :https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n3294steinberg/

#astronomy #AstroDon #NGC3294 #Space #science #KPNO #NOIRLab #Galaxy #stars

Gaze Into a Cosmic Crystal Ball Unlike Anything Else In the Universe https://petapixel.com/2026/06/09/gaze-into-a-cosmic-crystal-ball-unlike-anything-else-in-the-universe/ #jameswebbspacetelescope #planetarynebulae #gemininorth #ngc1514 #noirlab #gemini #hawaii #nebula #Space #space #News #jwst #webb #nsf

NOIRLab image of the week

A blazing meteor pops into the sky above Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2622a/

#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Meteor #KittPeak #Tucosn #Arizona #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography

NOIRLab image of the week

Stars Sweep Through the Sky Over Gemini South

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/H. Stockebrand

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2620a/

#NOIRLab #GeminiSouth #stars #startrails #Gemini #telescope #astronomy #astrodon #photography #astrophotography

NOIRLab image of the week

Following the Stars with Rubin

Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2619a/

#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #stars #startrails #SouthPole #Octans

NOIRLab image of the week

Moons and Mirrors at Cerro Tololo

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/H. Stockebrand

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2617a/

#NOIRLab #CerroTololo #telescopes #BlancoTelescope #astronomy #astrodon #science #Moon #mirrors #photography #astrophotography

570-Megapixel Dark Energy Camera Captures the Sombrero Galaxy https://petapixel.com/2026/04/24/570-megapixel-dark-energy-camera-captures-the-sombrero-galaxy/ #darkenergycamera #sombrerogalaxy #messier104 #noirlab #galaxy #Space #decam #space #News #nsf

NOIRLab image of the week

Milky Way Glows Over Rubin

Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2616a/

#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #MilkyWay #airglow

NOIRLab image of the week

The Small Magellanic Cloud from Cerro Pachón

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2615a/

#NOIRLab #SmallMagellanicCloud #Astronomy #Astrodon #Cerropachon

This week's episode on #Sagitta is focused on the #astronomy in the constellation, which means -- #astrophotography from this constellation ahead this week!!!

Here we have the Little Cocoon Nebula aka Little Trifid Nebula aka Sh2-82. It is an emission nebula surrounded by a reflection nebula. while it wasn't our gold star winner, this is a dazzling image!

Listen to the #podcast episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-cosmic-background/

📷 : https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-sh2-82/

#astronomy #astrodon #space #science #NASA #KittPeak #NOIRLab #stars #nebula #astrophotography

NOIRLab image of the week

Rubin’s Eyes Wide Open

Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2613a/

#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #MilkyWay

NOIRLab image of the week

The Cosmic Steering Wheel NGC 1269

Credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Image processing: R. Colombari & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2608a/

#NOIRLab #NGC1269 #galaxy #galaxies #astrodon #astrophysics #astronomy #science #photography #DarkEnergySurvey

NOIRLab image of the week

Kīlauea Eruption Captured by Gemini North CloudCam

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Pollard

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2605a/

#NOIRLab #Gemini #Kilauea #volcano #volcanology #astronomy #astrodon #science #Hawaii #BigIsland #Maunakea

Images of Ultra-Rare Cosmic Calamity Unravel a Longstanding Mystery https://petapixel.com/2025/12/16/images-of-ultra-rare-cosmic-calamity-unravel-a-longstanding-mystery/ #blackhole #telescope #noirlab #science #Space #lfbot #space #News #star

NOIRLab image of the week

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) over Hawai‘i

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Image processing: M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2549a/

#NOIRLab #Astronomy #Comet #CometLemon #MilkyWay #Maunakea #Hawaii #photography #astrophotography

NOIRLab image of the week

A Green Flash Flight

As the photographer Petr Horálek photoshoots the sunset Green Flash from Cerro Pachón, he serendipitously captures a soaring airplane against the fading sunlight.

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2548a/

#GreenFlash #sunset #photography #NOIRLab #astrodon

Students Picked a Dramatic Nebula as the Gemini North Telescope’s 25th Birthday Photo Subject https://petapixel.com/2025/11/19/students-picked-a-dramatic-nebula-as-the-gemini-north-telescopes-25th-birthday-photo-subject/ #geminiobservatory #projecthōkūlani #hawaiʻi #noirlab #nebula #Space #space #News

Les 10 ans du sanctuaire du ciel sombre Gabriela Mistral
https://noirlab.edu/public/announcements/ann25019/
#Chili #astronomie #astrophysique #science #observatoire #télescope #ciel #NoirLab

NOIRLab image of the week

A Lunar Delight Deep in the Desert

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2544a/

#Moon #NOIRLab #Astronomy #Astrodon #photography #moonphotography #astrophotography

Rubin Observatory and the Galaxies

Starting in late 2025, when it begins the decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), Rubin will capture skies like these in more detail than ever before.

Credit: @VRubinObs / P.J. Assuncao Lago

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/MWpanov3-CC/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #LSST #galaxies #MilkyWay #Galaxy #LMC #SMC #NOIRLab #astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nighphotography

NOIRLab image of the week

A Cluster of Interacting Galaxies (Abell 3754)

Credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Image processing: R. Colombari, M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) & T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab)

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2543a/

#galaxies #Abell3754 #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #DECam #galaxyclusters #cosmology #science #NOIRLab

NOIRLab image of the week

Rubin’s Giant Eye on the Southern Sky

Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2542a/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #MilkyWay #Astronomy #Astrodon #astrophotography #NOIRLab #IOTW #Photography #nightsky #nightskyphotography

NOIRLab image of the week

In this long-exposure image, the Simonyi Survey Telescope, equipped with the LSST Camera, created a mesmerizing neon glow as it spun around scanning the sky.

Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NSF/DOE/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2540a/

#Rubin #RubinObservatory #NOIRLab #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #Photography

Il deserto di Atacama, capitale mondiale dell’astronomia terrestre

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.galaxyaddicted.it/2025/10/deserto-atacama-astronomia-osservatori/

NOIRLab image of the week

A Bright Bond Between Neighbors

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2539a/

#NOIRLab #astrophotography #Chile #CerroTololo #CerroPachón #Atacama #AtacamaDesert #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #photography #startrails #LaSerena

NOIRLab image of the week

As the Sun sets, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory gears up for its First Look Observations in May 2025. Staff watch in awe from the Auxiliary Telescope platform as the dome opens.

Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2538a/

#RubinObservatory #Rubin #sunset #photography #astronomy #astrodon #NOIRLab

You’ve Never Seen an Interstellar Comet Look This Awesome https://petapixel.com/2025/09/04/youve-never-seen-an-interstellar-comet-look-this-awesome/ #comet3iatlas #astronomy #noirlab #science #Space #comet #space #News #nsf